Feed a Kid Saturday (1st Event at our Office)
When schools shut, Saturdays became louder. The children did not vanish; they multiplied — from about 200 to nearly 300 at Feed a Kid Saturday once we settled into our office space.
The first Saturday at the new office felt like moving house in public — chairs scraped, volunteers called names twice, someone’s shoe got stuck in the mud at the door. By the second week, the lane already knew our rhythm.
Three hundred children is not a round number; it is three hundred mouths, three hundred stories, three hundred chances for a quarrel in a queue — which is why monitoring matters as much as menus.
More children means more than bigger pots. It means life-skills talks that keep pace with curiosity, careful monitoring so no one slips through unseen, and non-food basics — soap, a sweater when June cold bites, a notebook when school returns.
What humbles us is how children map us. Even when we shift location, they do not scatter. They stay within earshot of the ETCO door, as if proximity is its own safety.
Why we keep showing up
That loyalty is not sentimental; it is need. A Saturday plate can steady a week that starts thin. We are reaching out to facilitators, partners, and sponsors who can walk beside us as numbers climb — not as saviours, but as neighbours who understand Kibera’s maths.
If your organisation trains mentors, if your church can spare a morning, if you can donate sacks of maize — we will put it to work where the queue is already forming.
Supporters who give in kind, in cash, or by sending a friend to see the work — you widen the circle. We are not scaling vanity; we are scaling plates, and every extra plate arrives with a child who already believes we will open the door.
Day of an African Child (DAC) - Planning Meeting
Kibera Gender Advocacy Network (KGAN) Meeting at Umande Trust Office to plan for the Day Of an African Child (DAC) on the 16TH June 2026. ETCO is a member organization.
Ngong River Regeneration Network - Zone (1-6)
The Ngong River Regeneration Network Zone Coordinators (Zones 1–6) held a productive meeting with the Commissioners representing the Ngong River, chaired by Commissioner Benjamin Langwen, alongside Commissioners John Kioli and Dr. Loice Jepkemboi Kipkiror, together with Inspector Ashford - NRC Secretariat. The meeting was highly engaging and inspiring, leaving us even more energized and committed to advancing the river restoration agenda. Together, we reaffirmed our shared commitment to not only regenerating our rivers, but also promoting a cleaner environment, encouraging food production through downstream farming, and creating sustainable job opportunities through riverine activities. #NgongRiverRestoration #NairobiRivers #EnvironmentalConservation #RiverRegeneration #ClimateAction #CommunityEmpowerment #GreenJobs
World Menstrual Hygiene Day Celebration
In celebration of Menstrual Hygiene Day, ETCO, in partnership with Rotary Club of Nairobi Connect and with support from the Safaricom Foundation, today donated 900 sanitary towels to girls at Joash Olum Primary School. This initiative was aimed at supporting the girl child by promoting menstrual dignity, boosting confidence, and helping keep girls in school so they can stay focused on their education and future careers.